Abstract
Among the main directions and actions for the development of the agricultural sector and the rural areas in the Republic of Bulgaria, enshrined in the National Concept for Spatial Development 2013. – 2025, is also the mobilization of the potential of rural areas to achieve social and territorial development.
The family business, as a factor that has a positive impact on the sustainable development of rural areas, has its place in the implementation of the objectives of the National Concept for Spatial Development 2013. – 2025.
In this regard, serious and up-to-date legislative and political guarantees are needed, through which the family business should be actively involved in the implementation of the relevant areas in the National Concept for Spatial Development 2013. – 2025, relating to both rural areas and the agricultural sector in the Republic of Bulgaria.
Key words: rural territory, family business, National Spatial Development Concept, territorial development, agricultural sector